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Relating important moments of the past
The negative of “
To Be”
can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).
Look at the examples:
•
I
was not
tired this morning.
•
You
were not
crazy.
•
He
was not
in the bathroom.
•
They
were not
in Mexico City.
You can make negative contractions of the verb
“To Be”
in the past tense by
joining the verb (was or were) and
n’t
(e.g.
were not = weren’t). You don’t make a
contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I was).
Look at the examples:
•
She
was not
famous = she
wasn’t
famous.
•
They
were not
friends = they
weren’t
friends.
•
I
was not
angry = I
wasn’t
angry.
Interrogative Form:
to create questions with
“To Be”
, you put the verb before the
Subject. For example:
Were
To be
you
tense)
happy?
verb
subject
adjective
In spoken english, we usually give short answers in response to questions. Look at
the following example:
Was he from Japan? Yes, he was (from Japan).
The last part (from Japan) is not necessary.
We use shorts answers to avoid
repetition, when the meaning is clear.
For example:
•
Was your sister sick last month? (interrogative)
Short answer:
Yes, she was. (affirmative)
No, she was not = No, she wasn’t. (negative)